Airbus Helicopters reveals H145 PioneerLab flying laboratorynews Mike Stones 25 Sep 23 0Airbus Helicopters has revealed its new twin-engine technology demonstrator, called PioneerLab, based on the H145 platform. The demonstrator will test technologies that reduce helicopter emissions,… Read more
Bell’s Special Missions Aircraft ‘meet new demand’news Mike Stones 25 Sep 23 0Demand for military helicopters is creating a new market for civil helicopters modified for multi-mission military capabilities, according to Bell. This demand was creating “ready… Read more
HI Uplift: Pre-owned twin heli market ‘starting to level out’news Mike Stones 21 Sep 23 0The pre-owned twin engine helicopter market is coming more into balance, Valerie Pereira, vice president Market Research, Aero Asset tells Helicopter Investor. Commenting on the… Read more
Bell reveals Boeing as used serviceable material suppliernews Mike Stones 13 Sep 23 0Bell has revealed Boeing as a new authorised supplier of used serviceable material (USM) products for Bell 212 and Bell 412 clients and maintenance specialists.… Read more
Airbus Helicopters and PHI agree 28-helicopter deal for energy sectornews Mike Stones 12 Sep 23 0Airbus Helicopters and PHI Group have signed a 28-helicopter agreement that includes 20 super-medium H175 helicopters and eight H160s to serve energy markets worldwide. The… Read more
BRISTOW AND VOLOCOPTER AGREE TO LAUNCH EVTOL SERVICESnews Yves Le Marquand 10 Sep 23 0Bristow Group and Volocopter have signed an agreement to look at launching eVTOL passenger and cargo services in the US and UK. As part of… Read more
HI Uplift: Leonardo’s AW609 TiltRotor enjoys a big yearnews Mike Stones 31 Aug 23 0“If you are in trouble anywhere in the world, an airplane can fly over and drop flowers, but a helicopter can land and save your… Read more
Bristow pilots BETA’s ALIA on evaluation flightnews Yves Le Marquand 24 Aug 23 0Bristow has flown BETA Technologies’ eighth qualitative evaluation flight as part of onsite visit to BETA’s headquarters today. The ALIA was piloted by Bryan Willows,… Read more
Bristow signs new SAR contract with Irish Department of Transportnews Mike Stones 23 Aug 23 0Bristow Ireland has confirmed signing a new 10-year, search-and-rescue (SAR) contract with the Irish Department of Transport, after being named as the preferred bidder earlier… Read more
New Sikorsky S-92A support helicopters delivered to Falklandsnews Mike Stones 21 Aug 23 0Two new Sikorsky S-92A helicopters, operated by Bristow Group Helicopters, have been delivered to The Falkland Islands to transport people, spares and supplies. The S-92As,… Read more
NHV Helicopters wins North Sea decommissioning contractnews Mike Stones 21 Aug 23 0Helicopter operator NHV Helicopters, headquartered in Ostend, Belgium, has won the contract for de-commissioning work on the Buchan Well in the Central North Sea. The… Read more
HI Uplift: Brazil hopes for a stronger second halfnews Mike Stones 19 Aug 23 0Hopes for a stronger second half to the year for Brazil’s recovering helicopter industry, after a slow first half, characterised speakers’ views at Helicopter Investor’s… Read more
Civil and military helicopters bring disaster relief to Hawaiinews Mike Stones 17 Aug 23 0Civil and military helicopters are bringing disaster relief to the Hawaiian island of Maui, after devastating wildfires claimed at least 110 lives with 1,000 people… Read more
Firefighting Chinook helicopter delivered to NSW, Australianews Mike Stones 7 Aug 23 0A CH-47 Chinook helicopter, configured for firefighting missions, has been delivered to the Rural Fire Service (RFS) of New South Wales, Australia. The $9m, tandem-rotor,… Read more
RIVE Private Investment sells six medical transport helicopters deployed in Ausnews Mike Stones 31 Jul 23 0European investment company RIVE Private Investment, Thora Capital and LCI are to sell six medical transport helicopters operated in Australia to private equity firm Astatine… Read more
HI Uplift: Super-mediums on the rise (and rise) in $55bn civil heli marketnews Mike Stones 31 Jul 23 0Super-medium helicopters continue to “gain traction” in a civil commercial helicopter market valued at about $55bn, according to aviation market intelligence and consultancy company, IBA.… Read more
CNC Technologies reveals deals with US law enforcement agenciesnews Mike Stones 18 Jul 23 0California-based CNC Technologies has delivered a completed Bell 407GX to the Dallas Police Department and revealed the impending delivery of one Airbus H125 helicopter to… Read more
LCI delivers three emergency medical helicopters to Italynews Mike Stones 11 Jul 23 0Operating lessor LCI has delivered three Leonardo AW169 helicopters on long-term lease to the Italian operator Alidaunia for emergency medical missions. Delivered new from Leonardo… Read more
‘New dawn’ for US offshore wind sector hailed by Air & Sea Analyticsnews Mike Stones 5 Jul 23 0A “new dawn” for the US offshore wind sector has been hailed by aviation consultancy Air & Sea Analytics, after work began last month on… Read more
Yorkshire Air Ambulance reveals arrival of second H145 helicopternews Mike Stones 27 Jun 23 0Yorkshire Air Ambulance has revealed the arrival of its second Airbus H145 D3 helicopter to join the service’s first H145 delivered in March. The first… Read more
